Wheel bearings

t121anf · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Feb 2007 Karma :

Any preferred suppliers or brands of wheel bearings?

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Koyo.

I've tried all balls racing before, and I'm not a fan.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Local bearing factors usually have a small sales desk. Go in with a bearing number or the old one, be handed a lollipop and pay pennies. Go in without one and have the piss ripped and no lollipop for you.

At least, that's how they roll at my local one.
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blurredman · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Sep 2010 Karma :

I've bought no names for 90p including postage before now.
But those were only for test wheels.

As an aside, there's something very very satisfying punching out old bearings and installing new ones.
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Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

For those of us that don't have a local bearing factor, simplybearings.com are you local bearing factor with a website.

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Also, as I recently saw on a youtube video. Fuck tapping round the edge of the inner race with a punch. Wind a rowl-bolt into the middle of one of the bearings and whack the fucker straight out from the other side with a socket extension bar straight down the middle. You can take the spacer tube with it if you want.
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Fisty · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Karma :

SKF, Koyo, NTN, FAG all have been very good for me in the past.
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MCN · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2015 Karma :

BMW (Best motor bikes in the universe with the greatest riders too 😎)
Use a heat gun to warm the wheel hub prior to using a puller. (Expanding Metal Tool thingie.)
I did this when I fitted new bearings in my S1000RR 2yrs ago. Worked a treat.
Bike goes much faster now. 👍

The alloy of the wheel will spand sooner than the steel bearing race.
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Polarbear · Super Spammer Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Karma :

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I put them on all the ships in my fleet and SKF took me out for a lovely meal!

After I had bought them, honest. Whistle

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